This article was published at OPB. Specific information by school district can be found by clicking the link: View the full results, including statewide and individual district or school data, online here. Oregon’s latest summative test data show incremental progress in some areas. But overall, the state is still behind pre-pandemic performance levels, and the percentages of students who are proficient in math, English and science remain staggeringly low. The Oregon Department of Education released its standardized assessment data on Thursday. The results, which reflect student testing this past spring, are a one-time snapshot of the state’s educational system. Students in grades 3-8 … [Read more...]
Oregon Drops Essential Skills Requirements to Graduate High School, Citing Harm to ‘Marginalized Students’
Do you want the same to happen in Washington State? Original article at Western Journal Business owners, beware of students with high school diplomas from Oregon. They may not be able to read or do basic math. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, in 2020, the Oregon Department of Education suspended the “essential skills” requirement to accommodate students who had fallen behind because of school shutdowns and online learning — or so they said. The state changed letter grades to a pass-incomplete system. There were little to no attendance requirements, and the essential skills requirements were suspended, according to OPB. Although the suspension was supposed to … [Read more...]
Oregon Decides Your Kids’ Gender Is None Of Your Business
From The Federalist Papers ... In Oregon, parents will be thrilled to know that their sons can not only play girls’ volleyball and softball, but they can tell the school to treat them like a girl – and it can all be kept from you. That’s right. It’s an exciting development in parenting and schooling! Keeping super-cool secrets from parents! Because nothing is more appropriate for a young child’s development than letting them play some gender-bending game at will with the school keeping the fun little social experiment away from nosy parents. The rules were announced Thursday is a 15-page “Guidance to School Districts.” It provides detailed guidelines outlining how districts … [Read more...]
Oregon Superintendents Decry Time Spent on SBAC, Ask State for Reasonable Assessments
From Oregon Save Our Schools .... Our neighbors to the south have the very same issues we do in Washington State. In this case some of the Superintendents in Oregon rose up together and have taken a stand...can we get Washington Superintendents to do the same? Oregon Save Our Schools has been made aware of a letter sent by five Oregon superintendents to the Oregon Department of Education and the governor's Chief Education officer in which they ask for relief from the Smarter Balanced Assessments and request that our state use the opportunity given with the new ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) to move away from SBAC. This news was originally published on our Opt Out Oregon … [Read more...]
Mishmash of odds and ends
I've been gathering a bunch of items/topics that have accumulated to the point that it's time to move them to the "live" page. So, without further ado here they are: __________________________________________________ Yet another Ed Reform That Doesn’t Work AIR Experts Develop School Discipline Planning Guide for Educators Feds spend $2.5M on mindfulness intervention for kindergarteners Lawsuit to Stop Common Core On Air News Read for November 13, 2015 Standardization isn’t Just Killing Students’ Creativity - It’s Killing Their Love of Creativity Gates impact on Washington teachers and schools Oregon teachers despise the Smarter Balanced tests, survey says … [Read more...]
Standardized testing isn’t supported by research
This is a re-post of an article written by a doctoral candidate in Oregon in Eugene published in the Register-Guard. This person is a parent as well. This is offered because it comes from an educational focused person and was published in the regional newspaper. Let me know what you think. Agree or disagree? http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/33203025-78/standardized-testing-isnt-supported-by-research.html.csp … [Read more...]
Oregon Senate Approves Opt-Out legislation
Breaking News: Today the Oregon Senate overwhelmingly passed HB 2655 (24-6) — one of the strongest bills in the nation to support all students and parents on statewide standardized assessments. The bill establishes the Student Assessment Bill of Rights which requires assessment transparency by giving students: http://dianeravitch.net/2015/06/11/breaking-news-oregon-passes-strong-opt-out-bill/ Do you think the same should happen in Washington State? Let me know your thoughts. … [Read more...]